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STARTING AND DRIVING
Wet conditions
When driving in a heavy rainy day or on a muddy road,
the efficiency of vehicle brake system will decline
significantly. At this time, while ensuring a safe distance
with other vehicles, slightly depress the brake pedal
intermittently to keep the brake friction components
dry. In a extremely wet weather, it may be required to
repeat above operation every few kilometers.
In winter, there may be frozen ice or accumulated salt
content on brake pads and brake discs. Slightly
depressing the brake pedal intermittently may remove
the Ice and accumulated salt content.
Driving down a steep slope
Overheated brake may reduce its brake efficiency, and
lead the vehicle pulling to one side.
For a steep slope which requires to apply the brake constantly, a lower
gear shall be selected before driving downhill to reduce the required
brake force.
ABS (Anti-lock brake system)
ABS is used to prevent wheels from locking in an emergency brake, thus
to help you maintain the control on direction No special driving skills are
required.
In normal brake (the road surface has enough friction to prevent wheels
from locking), ABS will not be activated.
As an important part of brake system, electronic brake-force
distribution system (EBD) is used to optimize the rear wheel brake force
in full load.
Important rules for emergency brake with ABS On:
1 Completely depress the brake pedal.
2 Bypass the obstacle. No matter how much brake force is used, you
can always maintain the control on direction.
STARTING AND DRIVING
ABS function
ABS may not be able to shorten the brake distance,
depending on road surface conditions, brake distance
may vary significantly. In fact, when the vehicle without
ABS drives on some roads (e.g., gravel road or snowy
road), the brake distance may be shorter.
When the vehicle runs at a high speed or wheels spin on
slippery wet road (if there are water on the road
surface, tyres will fail to fully contact with road), ABS
can not provide a shorter brake distance due to some
physical limits.
ABS can better protect yourself and other road users
from unnecessary risks. But you are still obliged to
observe general safety rules and consider road,
weather and traffic conditions as appropriate.
If the brake force applied exceeds the adhesion between tyres and
ground, which is enough to lock one or more wheels, ABS will
automatically come into operation. You will hear a rapid vibration
sound, and feel a slight vibration through the brake pedal.
Even when making emergency braking on a slippery road surface, be
sure to fully depress the brake pedal. ABS is activated immediately and
will continuously monitor the speed of each wheel, and change its brake
pressure according to the friction available.
This can prevent the wheels from being locked to ensure the control on
direction.
Precautions for driving a vehicle with ABS
• In case of emergency braking, fully depress the brake pedal.
• In case of normal braking, apply force steadily on the brake pedal, and
do not adopt the rapid depressing and releasing alternatively.
• Please keep in mind that steering control is still available when
braking.
• Some risks can not be eliminated with ABS, such as too close with the
front vehicle in driving, driving on a slippery road, and excessive
pursuit of speed in driving.
• ABS can not guarantee a shorter brake distance.
• Please take it easy if a slight brake pedal vibration is heard or felt. This
is a normal phenomenon when the ABS is in operation.